Time is of the essence: Ban Ki-moon
Sunday’s much anticipated meeting between UN Secretary-General (UNSG), Ban Ki-moon, President Anastasiades and President Akinci lasted longer than the time allotted for the session. Ban issued a brief...
View ArticleAkinci concerned about lack of time frame for talks – Updated*
President Akinci has expressed some reservations about the meeting between himself, President Anastasiades and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday. He said that that he would have preferred that...
View ArticleAnastasiades to meet Prime Minister Theresa May in London
President Nicos Anastasiades will meet with UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday. They are expected to discuss the latest development on the Cyprus problem and the on-going negotiations between the...
View ArticleGreek Cypriot side not to be trusted: Denktaş
Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Democratic Party (DP) Serdar Denktaş, addressing a ceremony for the 24th anniversary of the establishment of his party, has said that he does not trust the...
View ArticleTechnical work for Cyprus solution lagging behind
EU and UN sources say that technical work on issues in the Cyprus negotiations that require time, has fallen behind. Following which, political will, courage and leadership is needed. The same sources...
View ArticleLast chance for Cyprus settlement: Cavusoglu
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that “this is the last chance for the solution” to the Cyprus problem. Speaking to ‘Havadis’ newspaper’s correspondent in New York, Esra Aygin, prior...
View ArticleSupreme Court suspends high-rise planning decree
Following an appeal by Kyrenia residents, permission to build high-rise buildings along the north coast has been temporarily halted by the Turkish Cypriot Supreme Court. The appeal, was led by former...
View ArticleGreek Cypriot side phobic about timetables: Akinci
President Mustafa Akinci has reiterated that a road map for the solution of the Cyprus problem should now be clarified. In statements to Turkish NTV, Akinci said that “usually the Greek Cypriot side...
View ArticleBritish PM offers help towards negotiations
Nicosia and London would forge deeper ties regardless of Brexit, President Nicos Anastasiades said after meeting UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Their one hour-long meeting centred around the progress...
View ArticleFeasibility study for gas pipeline to Greece being launched
A feasibility study on a potential offshore gas pipeline to Greece will be presented next month, Greek officials say. In a combined effort, Greece, south Cyprus and Israel are looking at the...
View ArticleTurkey continues investments for highways and telecoms in TRNC
Minister of Public Works and Communications Kemal Durust, met with Turkey’s Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications Ahmet Arslan on Tuesday to discuss ongoing projects included in the...
View ArticleGulen certain Erdogan behind July coup attempt
In an interview with German weekly Die Zeit, Fethullah Gulen, accused by Turkey of orchestrating a coup attempt in July, said that he was sure President Tayyip Erdogan was behind the insurgency. The...
View ArticleAnastasiades back away from giving joint message: Akinci
President Mustafa Akinci has said that the Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades stepped back from an agreement made prior to their New York trip, to give a joint message to the UN Secretary General...
View ArticleTurkey may need to build more courtrooms after coup attempt
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has announced that around 32,000 people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the failed coup of July 15, while hinting at the possibility that new...
View ArticleAkinci beginning to sound like me: Eroglu
Former TRNC President Derviş Eroglu has argued that President Akinci has begun talking like him. Speaking on Genc TV, Eroglu said that the Greek Cypriots had made “excessive demands” at the negotiating...
View ArticleShocking statistics on road deaths in TRNC
The Head of the Turkish Cypriot Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents Association Dr Mehmet Avci said the figures for road traffic accidents in the north was damning. According to statistics, 722 people...
View ArticleLeaders to likely to meet on 4th October
President Mustafa Akinci, speaking after his arrival in the TRNC from New York evaluated his meetings there and explained the processes in the negotiations which were likely to recommence on 4th...
View ArticleSOS Children’s Village holds its 22nd General Assembly
SOS Children’s Village Association Northern Cyprus held its 22nd General Assembly on the evening of Wednesday 28th September 2016. The 2015 activity and financial reports were presented, and the new...
View ArticlePressure for multi-party conference raises questions
A phone call by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to both President Anastasiades and President Akinci on Wednesday, only three days after they met on Sunday, has been interpreted as increasing the...
View ArticleNo settlement without Greek Cypriot compromises
Prime Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun says that he sees no hope of a settlement before the end of the year due to the unacceptable demands of the Greek Cypriot side. Speaking in an interview to A Haber, the...
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